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| image = Volume 4.jpg | | image = Volume 4.jpg | ||
| releasedate = February 18, 1995 | | releasedate = February 18, 1995 | ||
| + | | chapters = 030-039 | ||
| isbn = 4-09-123374-0 | | isbn = 4-09-123374-0 | ||
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]] | | publisher = [[Shogakukan]] | ||
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{{Char|Ran Mouri}} | {{Char|Ran Mouri}} | ||
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}} | {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}} | ||
| − | {{Char|Juzo | + | {{Char|Juzo Megure}} |
{{Char|Gin}} | {{Char|Gin}} | ||
{{Char|Vodka}} | {{Char|Vodka}} | ||
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}} | {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}} | ||
| − | {{Char|Hiroshi | + | {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}} |
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}} | {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}} | ||
{{Char|Genta Kojima}} | {{Char|Genta Kojima}} | ||
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}} | {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}} | ||
| + | {{Char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba<br>(background)}} | ||
| + | {{Char|Wikipedia:Ranma ½|Ranma Saotome|display=Ranma Saotome<br>(magazine cover)}} | ||
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| − | == Museum Owner Murder Case == | + | == Chapters == |
| + | === Museum Owner Murder Case === | ||
{{ref anime|8|Art Museum Owner Murder Case}} | {{ref anime|8|Art Museum Owner Murder Case}} | ||
| − | === File 030 - The Armored Knight === | + | ==== File 030 - The Armored Knight ==== |
| − | Two security guards at the Beika Art Museum see a medieval suit of armor moving on its own. Ran hears the rumor and wants to visit the museum; when Conan and Kogoro mock her for believing it might be true, she | + | Two security guards at the Beika Art Museum see a medieval suit of armor moving on its own. Ran hears the rumor and wants to visit the museum; when Conan and Kogoro mock her for believing it might be true, she quickly forced them to come along after a fearsome display of her karate skills smashing in a storage locker. While admiring a painting, Ran meets Ochiai, the curator of the museum, who explains his love for the art and then berates a museum worker named Kubota for not handling a painting properly. Another worker, Iijima, takes over the job before they are interrupted by the museum's new owner, Manaka, arriving with an architect. The museum will be demolished soon to make a hotel, despite the sale having hinged on the promise to keep the museum open. After Kubota accidentally drops a helmet, Manaka mentions his plans to sell all the museum pieces, which frustrates Kubota enough to throw it down after — but Conan notices that Ochiai doesn't lecture Kubota this time. |
Conan, Kogoro and Ran visit the rest of the museum. As they are about to leave, Ran notices a previously closed gallery has reopened and convinces the other two to come along. In the "Hell Gallery" they first see a large painting of a knight having stabbed a demon in the name of justice. Ran then hears a dripping sound and turns to find that Manaka has been pinned to the opposite wall by a sword through the throat. Inspector Megure arrives to investigate, and he, Kogoro, and Conan check the surveillance cameras to see if the culprit was recorded. However, the murderer had been lying in wait in the guise of a knight's suit of armor. | Conan, Kogoro and Ran visit the rest of the museum. As they are about to leave, Ran notices a previously closed gallery has reopened and convinces the other two to come along. In the "Hell Gallery" they first see a large painting of a knight having stabbed a demon in the name of justice. Ran then hears a dripping sound and turns to find that Manaka has been pinned to the opposite wall by a sword through the throat. Inspector Megure arrives to investigate, and he, Kogoro, and Conan check the surveillance cameras to see if the culprit was recorded. However, the murderer had been lying in wait in the guise of a knight's suit of armor. | ||
| − | === File 031 - Dying Message === | + | ==== File 031 - Dying Message ==== |
[[File:Volume 4 File 031.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Reviewing the murder.]] | [[File:Volume 4 File 031.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Reviewing the murder.]] | ||
The surveillance camera caught all of Manaka's brutal murder, multiple stabbings ending with him pinned to the wall and the knight walking away, towards the camera — exactly like, Kogoro and Conan realize, the painting in the gallery. Because the gallery was blocked off at 4 p.m. but re-opened by 5 p.m., and the video timestamps set the murder at about 4:30 p.m., Inspector Megure deduces that the murderer must be a museum worker. Conan also notices that Manaka tried to write something on a piece of paper between the first attack and his death; while he threw the pen away, the paper remains crumpled in his hand, and names Kubota as the killer. Kubota has no alibi as Ochiai had him doing a task in the office, where he was alone. He has motive because, as Iijima reveals, the owner wanted Kubota to repay the money he'd made selling pieces off secretly. | The surveillance camera caught all of Manaka's brutal murder, multiple stabbings ending with him pinned to the wall and the knight walking away, towards the camera — exactly like, Kogoro and Conan realize, the painting in the gallery. Because the gallery was blocked off at 4 p.m. but re-opened by 5 p.m., and the video timestamps set the murder at about 4:30 p.m., Inspector Megure deduces that the murderer must be a museum worker. Conan also notices that Manaka tried to write something on a piece of paper between the first attack and his death; while he threw the pen away, the paper remains crumpled in his hand, and names Kubota as the killer. Kubota has no alibi as Ochiai had him doing a task in the office, where he was alone. He has motive because, as Iijima reveals, the owner wanted Kubota to repay the money he'd made selling pieces off secretly. | ||
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Conan finds a pen on the ground, which anyone in the museum could have forgotten on the table. It matches the video image and has ink, so Inspector Megure concludes that it was the pen Manaka used. Kubota is detained as they wait for the suit of armor to be found. Conan is unsatisfied with Kubota's apparent carelessness and why he would mirror a painting when he has no great love for art. He's also not so sure if he's really the suspect. Conan convinces the police officers to let him watch the surveillance footage one more time. He notices that Manaka looks shocked when he sees the paper he writes on, and realizes that the pen Conan found had its point retracted, when there wouldn't have been reason or time for Manaka to retract it before throwing it away. Conan tricks his way into re-examining the dying message, and finds inkless scribbles over the original writing. The police find the armor in Kubota's locker, but Conan has figured out the truth and knows the murderer's trick. | Conan finds a pen on the ground, which anyone in the museum could have forgotten on the table. It matches the video image and has ink, so Inspector Megure concludes that it was the pen Manaka used. Kubota is detained as they wait for the suit of armor to be found. Conan is unsatisfied with Kubota's apparent carelessness and why he would mirror a painting when he has no great love for art. He's also not so sure if he's really the suspect. Conan convinces the police officers to let him watch the surveillance footage one more time. He notices that Manaka looks shocked when he sees the paper he writes on, and realizes that the pen Conan found had its point retracted, when there wouldn't have been reason or time for Manaka to retract it before throwing it away. Conan tricks his way into re-examining the dying message, and finds inkless scribbles over the original writing. The police find the armor in Kubota's locker, but Conan has figured out the truth and knows the murderer's trick. | ||
| − | === File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write === | + | ==== File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write ==== |
[[File:Volume 4 File 032.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Kogoro's first claim to fame.]] | [[File:Volume 4 File 032.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Kogoro's first claim to fame.]] | ||
<spoiler>Kubota protests his innocence to no avail. As Conan tries to figure out who framed Kubota, Iijima comments that the armor was a replica, and Conan realizes that none of the art was damaged — even a painting that should have hung near Manaka's body was taken down to prevent damage from blood spatter. More than that, the only person who could destroy Kubota's alibi was '''Ochiai''', a self-professed lover of art. However, Conan has no proof, and the police are preparing to take Kubota away. In a last-ditch effort, Conan tricks Ochiai to reveal that he's carrying a pen that he knows is out of ink. Kogoro still doesn't get the implication until Conan points out the inkless scribbles, as if Manaka had been trying to scribble out what was already there. | <spoiler>Kubota protests his innocence to no avail. As Conan tries to figure out who framed Kubota, Iijima comments that the armor was a replica, and Conan realizes that none of the art was damaged — even a painting that should have hung near Manaka's body was taken down to prevent damage from blood spatter. More than that, the only person who could destroy Kubota's alibi was '''Ochiai''', a self-professed lover of art. However, Conan has no proof, and the police are preparing to take Kubota away. In a last-ditch effort, Conan tricks Ochiai to reveal that he's carrying a pen that he knows is out of ink. Kogoro still doesn't get the implication until Conan points out the inkless scribbles, as if Manaka had been trying to scribble out what was already there. | ||
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A few days later, Kogoro has made the headline of the paper for solving the crime, and public interest has ensured that the gallery will stay open. | A few days later, Kogoro has made the headline of the paper for solving the crime, and public interest has ensured that the gallery will stay open. | ||
| − | ===People=== | + | ==== People ==== |
{{BeginBox}} | {{BeginBox}} | ||
{{People|Ochiai|Ochiai_manga.jpg| | {{People|Ochiai|Ochiai_manga.jpg| | ||
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{{EndBox}} | {{EndBox}} | ||
| − | == Bullet-Train Bombing == | + | === Bullet-Train Bombing === |
{{ref anime|5|The Shinkansen's Bomb Case}} | {{ref anime|5|The Shinkansen's Bomb Case}} | ||
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{{NewGadget|name = [[Microphone]]|image = Microphone.jpg |description = | {{NewGadget|name = [[Microphone]]|image = Microphone.jpg |description = | ||
* Conan's glasses now include a miniature hidden microphone}} | * Conan's glasses now include a miniature hidden microphone}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{clear}} |
| − | === File 033 - Running Into The Two === | + | ==== File 033 - Running Into The Two ==== |
| − | [[File:Gin and Vodka on a train.PNG|thumb|right|Conan meets Gin and Vodka]] | + | [[File:Gin and Vodka on a train.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Conan meets Gin and Vodka.]] |
Kogoro attempts to shave while on the train to Kyoto for a wedding. Ran complains about his manners, and his fake excuse of meeting a client late when he simply got drunk. She came along to see Kyoto for the first time, and brought Conan rather than leave him alone in Tokyo. Kogoro, annoyed, asks if they've heard from Conan's parents yet, prompting Conan to make an excuse to slip away rather than face more questions about his fake family. Conan bitterly remembers the men and drug who shrank him in the first place, only for the very same men in black to appear in front of him moments later as passengers on the train. Conan starts to panic, but they dismiss him as a little kid and go to sit down. Conan schemes to steal a sample of the drug for Agasa to make a cure from, so Conan can grow back up and expose their crimes. | Kogoro attempts to shave while on the train to Kyoto for a wedding. Ran complains about his manners, and his fake excuse of meeting a client late when he simply got drunk. She came along to see Kyoto for the first time, and brought Conan rather than leave him alone in Tokyo. Kogoro, annoyed, asks if they've heard from Conan's parents yet, prompting Conan to make an excuse to slip away rather than face more questions about his fake family. Conan bitterly remembers the men and drug who shrank him in the first place, only for the very same men in black to appear in front of him moments later as passengers on the train. Conan starts to panic, but they dismiss him as a little kid and go to sit down. Conan schemes to steal a sample of the drug for Agasa to make a cure from, so Conan can grow back up and expose their crimes. | ||
| − | Later, Conan follows the two men to the train's second floor dining car, thinking that they | + | [[File:Conan says Kuromaku volume 4.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Conan hopes to spy on the mastermind<ref name=kuromaku>Conan uses a specific word: {{nihongo|Kuromaku|黒幕|lit. "Mastermind"}}.</ref> controlling Gin and Vodka.]] |
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| + | Later, Conan follows the two men to the train's second floor dining car, thinking in fear that they may be meeting their [[The Boss|mastermind]]<ref name=kuromaku/>, but Ran interrupts his spying and drags him back to their car. Conan attempts to hide a gum-wrapped mic bug under the seat of one of the men, but Ran catches him and fortuitously throws the mic into the ashtray of the same seat. When the men in black return, Conan eavesdrops via the glasses and learns their code names: Gin and Vodka. They exchanged a black attache case with information about gold for 400 million yen, but Gin reveals to Vodka that there is actually a bomb inside, which the buyer will accidentally set off at 3:10 PM and blow the train to bits. | ||
Conan starts to shout the last word Gin said, drawing their attention, but quickly covers by reciting a math equation beginning with the same sound and they dismiss him again. Gin and Vodka disembark at Nagoya station. Conan starts to chase after them, determined to learn more, but Ran catches him before he can get off the train. Disappointed, Conan turns his mind to the problem of the bomb, and how to figure out within the 40 minutes left until 3:10 which of the hundreds of passengers possesses the deadly case. | Conan starts to shout the last word Gin said, drawing their attention, but quickly covers by reciting a math equation beginning with the same sound and they dismiss him again. Gin and Vodka disembark at Nagoya station. Conan starts to chase after them, determined to learn more, but Ran catches him before he can get off the train. Disappointed, Conan turns his mind to the problem of the bomb, and how to figure out within the 40 minutes left until 3:10 which of the hundreds of passengers possesses the deadly case. | ||
| − | === File 034 - The Four in the Green Car === | + | ==== File 034 - The Four in the Green Car ==== |
| − | With time counting down to find the bomb, Conan gives Ran the slip and tries to warn the train crew, but they don't take him seriously. Stuck on his own, Conan doesn't have time to check every black case on the train. However, from what he did overhear of Gin and Vodka's conversation after the meet, he realizes that their contact must be in a non-smoking car with windows on the train's second story, which narrows the entire train down to a single car. Of the passengers in that car, four have black cases: a | + | With time counting down to find the bomb, Conan gives Ran the slip and tries to warn the train crew, but they don't take him seriously. Stuck on his own, Conan doesn't have time to check every black case on the train. However, from what he did overhear of Gin and Vodka's conversation after the meet, he realizes that their contact must be in a non-smoking car with windows on the train's second story, which narrows the entire train down to a single car. Of the passengers in that car, four have black cases: a office worker, a businesswoman, an older man, and a brutish man. Conan's cute-kid act gets him nowhere with the first three: the office worker guards his case closely and finds Conan annoying, the businesswoman is friendly enough to chat about the view of Mt. Fuji but her case is locked and she denies visiting the dining car, and the old man is (or is pretending to be) hard of hearing. The brutish man has a napkin from the dining car, but his briefcase, on the other hand, turns out to be full of underwear. Conan is kicked out of the car for causing a ruckus and is found immediately by Ran, who drags him back to their car with only 14 minutes left and three remaining suspects. |
| − | === File 035 - Last 10 Seconds of Terror === | + | ==== File 035 - Last 10 Seconds of Terror ==== |
| − | As Conan reviews what he knows, he remembers that according to Gin, the bomb isn't a time-bomb but will be sure to be triggered by the suspect accidentally. The | + | As Conan reviews what he knows, he remembers that according to Gin, the bomb isn't a time-bomb but will be sure to be triggered by the suspect accidentally. The office worker has a laptop, the businesswoman has a cellular phone, and the elderly man has a walkman, but Conan can't deduce what will trigger the bomb without further investigation. However, Ran isn't about to let him out of her sight again after how he's been "misbehaving". Desperate, Conan realizes that the only way for Ran to believe him about the seriousness of the bomb threat is if he reveals his identity as Shinichi first. If his identity gets out, Ran will become a target, but if the train explodes they'll be dead anyway. |
[[File:Volume 4 File 035.jpg|225px|thumb|right|Conan nearly confesses his identity.]] | [[File:Volume 4 File 035.jpg|225px|thumb|right|Conan nearly confesses his identity.]] | ||
Conan drops his childish masks and apologizes for hiding his true identity; however, before he can reveal that he is Shinichi, a child across the aisle complains about not being able to see the ocean from the mountain-view side of the car. | Conan drops his childish masks and apologizes for hiding his true identity; however, before he can reveal that he is Shinichi, a child across the aisle complains about not being able to see the ocean from the mountain-view side of the car. | ||
| − | <spoiler>Conan realizes that the '''businesswoman's''' seat faced the ocean | + | <spoiler>Conan realizes that the '''businesswoman's''' seat faced the ocean: if she had seen Mt. Fuji, as she claimed, she must have done so from the dining car and lied to him to hide the transaction. She's carrying the bomb, and there's only 30 seconds left until 3:10 PM. Conan's suspicions are supported by a train announcement asking those with mobile phones to use them on the deck. |
| − | Abandoning the confession, Conan rushes to the deck just as the businesswoman steps outside to make a phone call. He realizes that being told to dial a certain phone number at a certain time is the perfect trigger for the bomb. Conan skids into the deck just as the businesswoman realizes that there is no one on the other end of the line, and he realizes that the bomb has already been armed with a ten-second countdown. With no other choice, Conan uses his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] to kick the briefcase through the train's window to explode harmlessly in the air outside. | + | Abandoning the confession, Conan rushes to the deck just as the businesswoman steps outside to make a phone call. He realizes that being told to dial a certain phone number at a certain time is the perfect trigger for the bomb. Conan skids into the deck just as the businesswoman realizes that there is no one on the other end of the line, and he realizes that the bomb has already been armed with a ten-second countdown. With no other choice, Conan uses his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] to kick the briefcase through the train's window to explode harmlessly in the air outside.</spoiler> |
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| − | Conan collapses to the ground in relief as the other person asks, in shock, who he is. Conan gives his name and adds that he is a detective, just before Ran picks him up by the shirt and demands to know what is going on. In the end, the police arrive to investigate, but the person who had the bomb knows essentially nothing about the men in black, and all Conan has to go on are the names Gin and Vodka | + | Conan collapses to the ground in relief as the other person asks, in shock, who he is. Conan gives his name and adds that he is a detective, just before Ran picks him up by the shirt and demands to know what is going on. In the end, the Kyoto police arrive to investigate, but the person who had the bomb knows essentially nothing about the men in black, and all Conan has to go on are the names Gin and Vodka, names he swears to remember until the day he tracks them down. |
| − | ===People=== | + | ==== People ==== |
{{BeginBox}} | {{BeginBox}} | ||
| − | {{People|Man | + | {{People|Man A|F034 Man with laptop.jpg| |
| − | * | + | * Office worker}} |
| − | {{People|Woman | + | {{People|Woman|F034 Woman near window.jpg| |
| − | * | + | * Career-woman}} |
| − | {{People| | + | {{People|Old man|F034 Elderly man.jpg| |
| − | * | + | * Old man}} |
| − | {{People| | + | {{People|Man B|F034 Brutish man.jpg| |
| − | * | + | * Yakuza}} |
| + | {{People|Miyo|Miyo.jpg| | ||
| + | * Shinkansen passenger}} | ||
{{EndBox}} | {{EndBox}} | ||
| − | == Code Sheet Case == | + | === Code Sheet Case === |
{{ref anime|4|The Coded Map of the City Case}} | {{ref anime|4|The Coded Map of the City Case}} | ||
| − | + | {{NewChar|name = [[Kamen Yaiba]]|image = Kamen Yaiba.jpg|link=Kamen Yaiba|description = | |
| − | === File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!! === | + | * Fictional character}} |
| + | {{clearleft}} | ||
| + | ==== File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!! ==== | ||
[[File:Volume 4 File 036.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Conan reminds Ran of Shinichi.]] | [[File:Volume 4 File 036.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Conan reminds Ran of Shinichi.]] | ||
| + | [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] organized a trip to the museum with [[Ayumi]], [[Genta]], and [[Mitsuhiko]] and it proved to be a great day out. Genta finds a piece of paper with weird symbols on it, and the word "Oro". The group (all except for Conan) think it could be a treasure map. Unaware to Conan and friends there are three men searching for that piece of paper, but instead of claiming it, the men lurk and see what the kids will discover. | ||
| − | === File 037 - The ABC's of Deciphering === | + | ==== File 037 - The ABC's of Deciphering ==== |
| − | + | The group look at the first symbol on the map, it looks like the [[Tohto Tower]]<ref name="tohto">[[:File:Spelling of 東都.jpg]]</ref> so they go to check it out. Conan thinks the symbols on the map could relate to objects in real life, like an umbrella. The Detective Boys realise that all these symbols can be found at a clothing store.The Detective Boys don't find any clues at any clothing stores. Conan asks if they could stop off at the book store where he finds a clue.The word "Oro" written on the map is Italian for gold. So Conan was wrong, it could be a treasure map after all! [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] is watching the news on TV and is unimpressed by the Dino Cavanne story. Ayumi thinks that each of the symbols represents a sign near to the tower and if they follow the signs it should lead them straight to the treasure! But where do they start looking? Conan thinks the moon on the map represents Moonview Street. Conan has an idea. The piece of paper is a map from the Tower to the Aquarium. All the symbols drawn on the map are signs that run along Moonview Street. So the only question is, what's at the end of the map? | |
| − | === File 038 - An Answer and Another Answer === | + | ==== File 038 - An Answer and Another Answer ==== |
The group has ran a long way and they still haven't seen the fifth symbol. The word, "Oro" is Italian so an Italian must have wrote this map. Conan knows he's made a mistake and tells the group they have to go back to the beginning and start over. Why didn't the writer just write the whole thing in Italian instead of drawing all those symbols. The Moon must have it's own meaning. Maybe the symbols are something you can only see after it's dark. Most of the symbols must represent Neon Signs! They find all the Neon Signs but struggle to find the last one - the fish shape! Mitsuhiko explains that although they're in a downtown area, a river runs through not too far from there. Conan realizes that because all of the signs are Neon Lights the Italian Person must've seen a Neon Fish Sign, not an actual fish! | The group has ran a long way and they still haven't seen the fifth symbol. The word, "Oro" is Italian so an Italian must have wrote this map. Conan knows he's made a mistake and tells the group they have to go back to the beginning and start over. Why didn't the writer just write the whole thing in Italian instead of drawing all those symbols. The Moon must have it's own meaning. Maybe the symbols are something you can only see after it's dark. Most of the symbols must represent Neon Signs! They find all the Neon Signs but struggle to find the last one - the fish shape! Mitsuhiko explains that although they're in a downtown area, a river runs through not too far from there. Conan realizes that because all of the signs are Neon Lights the Italian Person must've seen a Neon Fish Sign, not an actual fish! | ||
| − | === File 039 - The Shining Fish's True Form === | + | ==== File 039 - The Shining Fish's True Form ==== |
[[File:Volume 4 File 039.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Conan's reward.]] | [[File:Volume 4 File 039.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Conan's reward.]] | ||
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Conan explains that you can't see the fish unless your at the top of a certain building. The light reflects off the surface of the water to make it look like a fish and the eye is the light from the next building over. Conan finds the coins are in bag attached to the ceiling. Cavanne's accomplices (who were following the Detective Boys all this time) explain their story and tie up the Detective Boys! The Detective Boys manage to knock out Cavanne's accomplices and escape. They run to a nearby police station and report everything. The three criminals were found and arrested before they could even wake up. And that's the first case solved by the Detective Boys! Who knows, maybe there'll be more to come! </spoiler> | Conan explains that you can't see the fish unless your at the top of a certain building. The light reflects off the surface of the water to make it look like a fish and the eye is the light from the next building over. Conan finds the coins are in bag attached to the ceiling. Cavanne's accomplices (who were following the Detective Boys all this time) explain their story and tie up the Detective Boys! The Detective Boys manage to knock out Cavanne's accomplices and escape. They run to a nearby police station and report everything. The three criminals were found and arrested before they could even wake up. And that's the first case solved by the Detective Boys! Who knows, maybe there'll be more to come! </spoiler> | ||
| − | Back at [[Ran Mouri|Ran's]], Genta and Mitsuhiko take all the credit but Ayumi says it was all thanks to Conan, and kisses him! (Making Genta and Mitsuhiko very jealous!) Ran finds this adorable but Conan is embarrassed | + | Back at [[Ran Mouri|Ran's]], Genta and Mitsuhiko take all the credit but Ayumi says it was all thanks to Conan, and kisses him! (Making Genta and Mitsuhiko very jealous!) Ran finds this adorable but Conan is embarrassed about it. |
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{{People|Dino Cavane|Dino Cavane manga.jpg| | {{People|Dino Cavane|Dino Cavane manga.jpg| | ||
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* Members of Cavane's Italian crime ring}} | * Members of Cavane's Italian crime ring}} | ||
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| + | ==== ''Major events'' ==== | ||
| + | * Ayumi gives Conan a kiss, thanking him for saving them as Mitsuhiko and Genta stare jealously. | ||
| + | * Conan and the Detective Boys manage to knock the thugs unconscious and run to the police. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| + | * The [[Detective Boys]] are browsing several different Shōgakukan magazines in the Asakura bookstore, including the [[Shōnen Sunday]]. See below under "[[Crossover]]" for more. The other magazines are [[Wikipedia:Big Comic Spirits|Spirits]] with the pear-headed mascot and [[Wikipedia:Ciao (magazine)|Ciao!]] with an unidentifiable character on the cover. | ||
| + | * The "Butweiser" company and its bow-tie-shaped logo are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Budweiser|Budweiser]]. | ||
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'': | * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'': | ||
:* File 031 - Death Note | :* File 031 - Death Note | ||
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:* File 038 - The Answer and Another Answer | :* File 038 - The Answer and Another Answer | ||
:* File 039 - The Glowing Fish | :* File 039 - The Glowing Fish | ||
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| + | === Locations === | ||
| + | {{main|Setting}} | ||
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| + | * Shinkansen between [[Tokyo]] and [[Kyoto]] | ||
| + | * [[Tokyo]] | ||
| + | ** [[Beika Ward]] | ||
| + | *** [[Beika Town]] | ||
| + | **** [[Beika Art Museum]] (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** [[Beika Park]] | ||
| + | **** [[Beika Police Department]] (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** [[Mouri Detective Agency]] | ||
| + | **** [[Teitan Elementary School]] | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato Ward]] (Introduction) | ||
| + | *** [[Wikipedia:Shiba Park|Shiba Park]] (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** Asakura Books (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** Café Terrace Jubei (Background) | ||
| + | **** Family Restaurant Donny's (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** My Burger (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** Terahara Clothing Store (Introduction) | ||
| + | **** [[Tokyo Tower]] (Introduction as "Tohto Tower"<ref name="tohto" />) | ||
| + | *** Unknown ward | ||
| + | **** Unknown district | ||
| + | ***** Bridge from chapter 39 (Introduction) | ||
| + | ***** Butweiser Building (Background) | ||
| + | ***** Kishida Pharmacy (Background) | ||
| + | ***** Nanbu Aquarium (Background) | ||
| + | ***** PAPCO Store (Background) | ||
| + | ***** Super Coaster (Background) | ||
| + | *** Tsukumi Road (Introduction) | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Models === | ||
| + | {{main|Setting models}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== PAPCO Store ==== | ||
| + | The "PAPCO" building the [[Detective Boys]] reach during their treasure hunt in FILE.38 is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ikebukuro Station#Surrounding area|PARCO Store]], part of the east side of [[Wikipedia:Ikebukuro Station|Ikebukuro Station]] ([[Wikipedia: Ikebukuro|Ikebukuro]], [[Toshima|Toshima Ward]], Tokyo) in real life. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Google Maps PARCO Store: [https://goo.gl/maps/ALH1kp8px57yNHQr7 1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-8557, Japan (35°43'51"N 139°42'45"E)] | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:PARCO Building.jpg|The real PARCO Store. | ||
| + | File:PAPCO Building Manga.jpg|The "PAPCO Store" in FILE.38. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Toei Bus To06 Line ==== | ||
| + | The [[Detective Boys]] take a bus on the real To06 line (都06) of [[Wikipedia: Toei Bus|Toei Bus]] to get from [[Beika]] - a bus stop close to [[Beika Park]] - to [[Tokyo Tower]]. The line in real life leads from [[Wikipedia:Shibuya Station|Shibuya Station]] through the [[Wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato Ward]], passes the Tower and has its final destination at [[Wikipedia:Shimbashi Station|Shimbashi Station]]. As this, it's one of the most direct hints about where Beika may be set in the world of the manga. The complete route can be seen as a green line on the map. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery widths=200px> | ||
| + | File:Toei To06 Bus.jpg|A real bus of the To06 line. | ||
| + | File:Toei To06 Bus Manga.jpg|A To06 bus in ''Detective Conan''. | ||
| + | File:Tokyo Map To06 Line.jpg|Map of To06 route through Tokyo. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Tohto Tower ==== | ||
| + | "Tohto Tower" in that same case of course is [[Tokyo Tower]] in anything but name.<ref>[[Interviews#Love Conan Interview]]<br> | ||
| + | '''Like… You draw that street, you draw another street… And those two are connected?-feeling?'''<br> | ||
| + | They don’t. Tohto tower is Tokyo tower. It’s like a mix of fiction and reality.<br> | ||
| + | Translation by: Yunniechan</ref> It goes on to become a recurring location, implied to be very close to the towns of [[Beika Town|Beika]] and [[Haido]], maybe even part of it in the world of ''[[Detective Conan]]''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Google Maps Tokyo Tower: [https://goo.gl/maps/g5acbRc9n8NHBrAw8 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan (35°39'31"N 139°44'44"E)] | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Tokyo Tower from below.jpg|The real Tokyo Tower from below. | ||
| + | File:File 36 Tohto Tower.jpg|The Tohto Tower from below in FILE.36. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Continuity === | ||
| + | {{main|Continuity}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== In "Bullet-Train Bombing" ==== | ||
| + | * To '''[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|FILE.1]]''': On the Shinkansen, [[Conan Edogawa]] thinks about the moment [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] gave him the poison - shortly before meeting them on the train. | ||
| + | * The [[Viz Media]] version of volume 4 has Gin and Vodka's codenames being revealed as Kaspar and Melkior. Though later Viz produced volumes later revert to their usual names, this prompted modification to the English manga version of [[Game Company Murder Case]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== In "Code Sheet Case" ==== | ||
| + | * To '''Bullet-Train Bombing''': [[Ran Mouri]] refers to the moment [[Conan Edogawa]] wanted to admit something to her on the Shinkansen and asks him what it was. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Crossover === | ||
| + | {{main|Crossover}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== ''[[Wikipedia:Ranma ½|Ranma ½]]'' ==== | ||
| + | * Two of the [[Shōnen Sunday]] covers the [[Detective Boys]] see in the Asakura bookstore are depicting (male) Ranma Saotome, the protagonist of this manga series by [[Wikipedia:Rumiko Takahashi|Rumiko Takahashi]], who's also a good friend of [[Gosho Aoyama]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== ''Yaiba'' ==== | ||
| + | [[File:Yaiba Chapter 184 Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yaiba as "Kamen Yaiba"]]{{main|Yaiba}} | ||
| + | * This volume marks the debut of the [[Detective Boys]]' favorite superhero, [[Kamen Yaiba]]. His name is not just a combination of "[[Wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]" and "[[Yaiba Kurogane|Yaiba]]", he's also a reference to a moment from ''Yaiba'' Chapter 184 ([[Yaiba Volume 18]], [[Yaiba Volume 18#The Secret Plan to Strike Back|Chapter 8]]), when Yaiba Kurogane put on [[Sayaka Mine]]'s underwear like a mask to protect himself from the attacks of the [[Cedar Pollen Soldier]], resembling the Rider a bit and jokingly calling himself "Kamen Yaiba" because of it. | ||
| + | * In the same chapter we get the first appearance of an [[ONY]] brand product: The television in the display window showing the arrest of [[Dino Cavane]]. After [[Takeshi Onimaru]] took control of [[Japan]] in ''Yaiba'', a lot of company names were "oni-fied", with almost all of them being plays on brand names from real life - with SONY of course becoming "ONY". [[Gosho Aoyama]] later on integrated this fictionalized company in ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', ''[[Detective Conan]]'', as well as their derivatives and adaptations, too. | ||
| + | * Furthermore, one of the hints for the treasure hunt is the "hat" referring to the sign board of a "Cafe Terrace Jubei", close to [[Tokyo Tower|Tohto Tower]]. Besides being [[Wikipedia:Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi|a historical person]], [[Jubei Yagyu]] was also an ally of Yaiba Kurogane in ''Yaiba''. There's also a sign saying "KAPPA" in FILE.38, shortly before the Detective Boys go into the alley Conan tries to get them away from - perhaps a reference to the Kappa(s) living in the [[Dark Sphere]] or another store with the name "Kappa" in ''Yaiba'', even though it's unclear in this case whether it could be an allusion to this, to a real store of that name or none of it. | ||
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| Release date: | February 18, 1995 | ||
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| Chapters: | 030-039 | ||
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-123374-0 | ||
| Publisher: | Shogakukan | ||
| English release date: | March 1, 2005 | ||
| English ISBN: | ISBN 1-59116-632-2 | ||
| English Publisher: | Viz Media | ||
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Volume 4 was released on February 18, 1995 in Japan.
Contents
Cast
Gadgets
Chapters
Museum Owner Murder Case
File 030 - The Armored Knight
Two security guards at the Beika Art Museum see a medieval suit of armor moving on its own. Ran hears the rumor and wants to visit the museum; when Conan and Kogoro mock her for believing it might be true, she quickly forced them to come along after a fearsome display of her karate skills smashing in a storage locker. While admiring a painting, Ran meets Ochiai, the curator of the museum, who explains his love for the art and then berates a museum worker named Kubota for not handling a painting properly. Another worker, Iijima, takes over the job before they are interrupted by the museum's new owner, Manaka, arriving with an architect. The museum will be demolished soon to make a hotel, despite the sale having hinged on the promise to keep the museum open. After Kubota accidentally drops a helmet, Manaka mentions his plans to sell all the museum pieces, which frustrates Kubota enough to throw it down after — but Conan notices that Ochiai doesn't lecture Kubota this time.
Conan, Kogoro and Ran visit the rest of the museum. As they are about to leave, Ran notices a previously closed gallery has reopened and convinces the other two to come along. In the "Hell Gallery" they first see a large painting of a knight having stabbed a demon in the name of justice. Ran then hears a dripping sound and turns to find that Manaka has been pinned to the opposite wall by a sword through the throat. Inspector Megure arrives to investigate, and he, Kogoro, and Conan check the surveillance cameras to see if the culprit was recorded. However, the murderer had been lying in wait in the guise of a knight's suit of armor.
File 031 - Dying Message
The surveillance camera caught all of Manaka's brutal murder, multiple stabbings ending with him pinned to the wall and the knight walking away, towards the camera — exactly like, Kogoro and Conan realize, the painting in the gallery. Because the gallery was blocked off at 4 p.m. but re-opened by 5 p.m., and the video timestamps set the murder at about 4:30 p.m., Inspector Megure deduces that the murderer must be a museum worker. Conan also notices that Manaka tried to write something on a piece of paper between the first attack and his death; while he threw the pen away, the paper remains crumpled in his hand, and names Kubota as the killer. Kubota has no alibi as Ochiai had him doing a task in the office, where he was alone. He has motive because, as Iijima reveals, the owner wanted Kubota to repay the money he'd made selling pieces off secretly.
Conan finds a pen on the ground, which anyone in the museum could have forgotten on the table. It matches the video image and has ink, so Inspector Megure concludes that it was the pen Manaka used. Kubota is detained as they wait for the suit of armor to be found. Conan is unsatisfied with Kubota's apparent carelessness and why he would mirror a painting when he has no great love for art. He's also not so sure if he's really the suspect. Conan convinces the police officers to let him watch the surveillance footage one more time. He notices that Manaka looks shocked when he sees the paper he writes on, and realizes that the pen Conan found had its point retracted, when there wouldn't have been reason or time for Manaka to retract it before throwing it away. Conan tricks his way into re-examining the dying message, and finds inkless scribbles over the original writing. The police find the armor in Kubota's locker, but Conan has figured out the truth and knows the murderer's trick.
File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write
A few days later, Kogoro has made the headline of the paper for solving the crime, and public interest has ensured that the gallery will stay open.
People
Bullet-Train Bombing
Gadgets introduced
| Microphone | |
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File 033 - Running Into The Two
Kogoro attempts to shave while on the train to Kyoto for a wedding. Ran complains about his manners, and his fake excuse of meeting a client late when he simply got drunk. She came along to see Kyoto for the first time, and brought Conan rather than leave him alone in Tokyo. Kogoro, annoyed, asks if they've heard from Conan's parents yet, prompting Conan to make an excuse to slip away rather than face more questions about his fake family. Conan bitterly remembers the men and drug who shrank him in the first place, only for the very same men in black to appear in front of him moments later as passengers on the train. Conan starts to panic, but they dismiss him as a little kid and go to sit down. Conan schemes to steal a sample of the drug for Agasa to make a cure from, so Conan can grow back up and expose their crimes.
Conan hopes to spy on the mastermind[1] controlling Gin and Vodka.
Later, Conan follows the two men to the train's second floor dining car, thinking in fear that they may be meeting their mastermind[1], but Ran interrupts his spying and drags him back to their car. Conan attempts to hide a gum-wrapped mic bug under the seat of one of the men, but Ran catches him and fortuitously throws the mic into the ashtray of the same seat. When the men in black return, Conan eavesdrops via the glasses and learns their code names: Gin and Vodka. They exchanged a black attache case with information about gold for 400 million yen, but Gin reveals to Vodka that there is actually a bomb inside, which the buyer will accidentally set off at 3:10 PM and blow the train to bits.
Conan starts to shout the last word Gin said, drawing their attention, but quickly covers by reciting a math equation beginning with the same sound and they dismiss him again. Gin and Vodka disembark at Nagoya station. Conan starts to chase after them, determined to learn more, but Ran catches him before he can get off the train. Disappointed, Conan turns his mind to the problem of the bomb, and how to figure out within the 40 minutes left until 3:10 which of the hundreds of passengers possesses the deadly case.
File 034 - The Four in the Green Car
With time counting down to find the bomb, Conan gives Ran the slip and tries to warn the train crew, but they don't take him seriously. Stuck on his own, Conan doesn't have time to check every black case on the train. However, from what he did overhear of Gin and Vodka's conversation after the meet, he realizes that their contact must be in a non-smoking car with windows on the train's second story, which narrows the entire train down to a single car. Of the passengers in that car, four have black cases: a office worker, a businesswoman, an older man, and a brutish man. Conan's cute-kid act gets him nowhere with the first three: the office worker guards his case closely and finds Conan annoying, the businesswoman is friendly enough to chat about the view of Mt. Fuji but her case is locked and she denies visiting the dining car, and the old man is (or is pretending to be) hard of hearing. The brutish man has a napkin from the dining car, but his briefcase, on the other hand, turns out to be full of underwear. Conan is kicked out of the car for causing a ruckus and is found immediately by Ran, who drags him back to their car with only 14 minutes left and three remaining suspects.
File 035 - Last 10 Seconds of Terror
As Conan reviews what he knows, he remembers that according to Gin, the bomb isn't a time-bomb but will be sure to be triggered by the suspect accidentally. The office worker has a laptop, the businesswoman has a cellular phone, and the elderly man has a walkman, but Conan can't deduce what will trigger the bomb without further investigation. However, Ran isn't about to let him out of her sight again after how he's been "misbehaving". Desperate, Conan realizes that the only way for Ran to believe him about the seriousness of the bomb threat is if he reveals his identity as Shinichi first. If his identity gets out, Ran will become a target, but if the train explodes they'll be dead anyway.
Conan drops his childish masks and apologizes for hiding his true identity; however, before he can reveal that he is Shinichi, a child across the aisle complains about not being able to see the ocean from the mountain-view side of the car.
Conan collapses to the ground in relief as the other person asks, in shock, who he is. Conan gives his name and adds that he is a detective, just before Ran picks him up by the shirt and demands to know what is going on. In the end, the Kyoto police arrive to investigate, but the person who had the bomb knows essentially nothing about the men in black, and all Conan has to go on are the names Gin and Vodka, names he swears to remember until the day he tracks them down.
People
Code Sheet Case
| Kamen Yaiba | |
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File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!!
Conan organized a trip to the museum with Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko and it proved to be a great day out. Genta finds a piece of paper with weird symbols on it, and the word "Oro". The group (all except for Conan) think it could be a treasure map. Unaware to Conan and friends there are three men searching for that piece of paper, but instead of claiming it, the men lurk and see what the kids will discover.
File 037 - The ABC's of Deciphering
The group look at the first symbol on the map, it looks like the Tohto Tower[2] so they go to check it out. Conan thinks the symbols on the map could relate to objects in real life, like an umbrella. The Detective Boys realise that all these symbols can be found at a clothing store.The Detective Boys don't find any clues at any clothing stores. Conan asks if they could stop off at the book store where he finds a clue.The word "Oro" written on the map is Italian for gold. So Conan was wrong, it could be a treasure map after all! Kogoro is watching the news on TV and is unimpressed by the Dino Cavanne story. Ayumi thinks that each of the symbols represents a sign near to the tower and if they follow the signs it should lead them straight to the treasure! But where do they start looking? Conan thinks the moon on the map represents Moonview Street. Conan has an idea. The piece of paper is a map from the Tower to the Aquarium. All the symbols drawn on the map are signs that run along Moonview Street. So the only question is, what's at the end of the map?
File 038 - An Answer and Another Answer
The group has ran a long way and they still haven't seen the fifth symbol. The word, "Oro" is Italian so an Italian must have wrote this map. Conan knows he's made a mistake and tells the group they have to go back to the beginning and start over. Why didn't the writer just write the whole thing in Italian instead of drawing all those symbols. The Moon must have it's own meaning. Maybe the symbols are something you can only see after it's dark. Most of the symbols must represent Neon Signs! They find all the Neon Signs but struggle to find the last one - the fish shape! Mitsuhiko explains that although they're in a downtown area, a river runs through not too far from there. Conan realizes that because all of the signs are Neon Lights the Italian Person must've seen a Neon Fish Sign, not an actual fish!
File 039 - The Shining Fish's True Form
Back at Ran's, Genta and Mitsuhiko take all the credit but Ayumi says it was all thanks to Conan, and kisses him! (Making Genta and Mitsuhiko very jealous!) Ran finds this adorable but Conan is embarrassed about it.
People
Major events
- Ayumi gives Conan a kiss, thanking him for saving them as Mitsuhiko and Genta stare jealously.
- Conan and the Detective Boys manage to knock the thugs unconscious and run to the police.
Trivia
- The Detective Boys are browsing several different Shōgakukan magazines in the Asakura bookstore, including the Shōnen Sunday. See below under "Crossover" for more. The other magazines are Spirits with the pear-headed mascot and Ciao! with an unidentifiable character on the cover.
- The "Butweiser" company and its bow-tie-shaped logo are a parody of Budweiser.
- The title for each chapter are worded as the following in Case Closed:
- File 031 - Death Note
- File 032 - Out of Ink
- File 033 - The Men in Black
- File 034 - Four People in First Class
- File 035 - Ten Seconds of Terror
- File 036 - Get the Code!!
- File 037 - The ABC'S of Code Cracking
- File 038 - The Answer and Another Answer
- File 039 - The Glowing Fish
Locations
- Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto
- Tokyo
- Beika Ward
- Beika Town
- Beika Art Museum (Introduction)
- Beika Park
- Beika Police Department (Introduction)
- Mouri Detective Agency
- Teitan Elementary School
- Beika Town
- Minato Ward (Introduction)
- Shiba Park (Introduction)
- Asakura Books (Introduction)
- Café Terrace Jubei (Background)
- Family Restaurant Donny's (Introduction)
- My Burger (Introduction)
- Terahara Clothing Store (Introduction)
- Tokyo Tower (Introduction as "Tohto Tower"[2])
- Unknown ward
- Unknown district
- Bridge from chapter 39 (Introduction)
- Butweiser Building (Background)
- Kishida Pharmacy (Background)
- Nanbu Aquarium (Background)
- PAPCO Store (Background)
- Super Coaster (Background)
- Unknown district
- Tsukumi Road (Introduction)
- Shiba Park (Introduction)
- Beika Ward
Models
PAPCO Store
The "PAPCO" building the Detective Boys reach during their treasure hunt in FILE.38 is modeled after the PARCO Store, part of the east side of Ikebukuro Station (Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo) in real life.
- Google Maps PARCO Store: 1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-8557, Japan (35°43'51"N 139°42'45"E)
The real PARCO Store.
The "PAPCO Store" in FILE.38.
Toei Bus To06 Line
The Detective Boys take a bus on the real To06 line (都06) of Toei Bus to get from Beika - a bus stop close to Beika Park - to Tokyo Tower. The line in real life leads from Shibuya Station through the Minato Ward, passes the Tower and has its final destination at Shimbashi Station. As this, it's one of the most direct hints about where Beika may be set in the world of the manga. The complete route can be seen as a green line on the map.
A real bus of the To06 line.
A To06 bus in Detective Conan.
Map of To06 route through Tokyo.
Tohto Tower
"Tohto Tower" in that same case of course is Tokyo Tower in anything but name.[3] It goes on to become a recurring location, implied to be very close to the towns of Beika and Haido, maybe even part of it in the world of Detective Conan.
- Google Maps Tokyo Tower: 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan (35°39'31"N 139°44'44"E)
The real Tokyo Tower from below.
The Tohto Tower from below in FILE.36.
Continuity
In "Bullet-Train Bombing"
- To FILE.1: On the Shinkansen, Conan Edogawa thinks about the moment Gin and Vodka gave him the poison - shortly before meeting them on the train.
- The Viz Media version of volume 4 has Gin and Vodka's codenames being revealed as Kaspar and Melkior. Though later Viz produced volumes later revert to their usual names, this prompted modification to the English manga version of Game Company Murder Case.
In "Code Sheet Case"
- To Bullet-Train Bombing: Ran Mouri refers to the moment Conan Edogawa wanted to admit something to her on the Shinkansen and asks him what it was.
Crossover
Ranma ½
- Two of the Shōnen Sunday covers the Detective Boys see in the Asakura bookstore are depicting (male) Ranma Saotome, the protagonist of this manga series by Rumiko Takahashi, who's also a good friend of Gosho Aoyama.
Yaiba
- This volume marks the debut of the Detective Boys' favorite superhero, Kamen Yaiba. His name is not just a combination of "Kamen Rider" and "Yaiba", he's also a reference to a moment from Yaiba Chapter 184 (Yaiba Volume 18, Chapter 8), when Yaiba Kurogane put on Sayaka Mine's underwear like a mask to protect himself from the attacks of the Cedar Pollen Soldier, resembling the Rider a bit and jokingly calling himself "Kamen Yaiba" because of it.
- In the same chapter we get the first appearance of an ONY brand product: The television in the display window showing the arrest of Dino Cavane. After Takeshi Onimaru took control of Japan in Yaiba, a lot of company names were "oni-fied", with almost all of them being plays on brand names from real life - with SONY of course becoming "ONY". Gosho Aoyama later on integrated this fictionalized company in Magic Kaito, Detective Conan, as well as their derivatives and adaptations, too.
- Furthermore, one of the hints for the treasure hunt is the "hat" referring to the sign board of a "Cafe Terrace Jubei", close to Tohto Tower. Besides being a historical person, Jubei Yagyu was also an ally of Yaiba Kurogane in Yaiba. There's also a sign saying "KAPPA" in FILE.38, shortly before the Detective Boys go into the alley Conan tries to get them away from - perhaps a reference to the Kappa(s) living in the Dark Sphere or another store with the name "Kappa" in Yaiba, even though it's unclear in this case whether it could be an allusion to this, to a real store of that name or none of it.
Cover in other countries
References
- ^ a b Conan uses a specific word: Kuromaku (黒幕 lit. "Mastermind").
- ^ a b File:Spelling of 東都.jpg
- ^ Interviews#Love Conan Interview
Like… You draw that street, you draw another street… And those two are connected?-feeling?
They don’t. Tohto tower is Tokyo tower. It’s like a mix of fiction and reality.
Translation by: Yunniechan
See also
| Volumes of the Manga | ||
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 |
